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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1894
Page
2
A fragment urges readers to include their post office name and sign plainly in letters to advertisers. It quotes L. L. Polk from July 4, 1890, reflecting on democracy and a rural postal voice as the sunset and river shadows loom behind.
Democratic editorials praise cooperation in Kansas and South Carolina while warning against gold bug influence. endorsements for Bryan and Holcomb show party realignment as gold bugs bolt. Nevada convention divides over free coinage and governor nominee, urging honest Democrats to join the People's party.
Extract traces the Democratic Party platform from 1864 to 1892, praising veterans pensions and care for soldiers and widows, criticizing Republican gold policies, and noting partisan claims about silver currency, credit, and congressional appropriations. The piece contrasts party lines and cites J. H. Turner on Democratic hypocrisy.
A Washington Post report quotes the President and his Cabinet as united in defending public credit and parity between gold and silver. It notes law from 1890 allows redemption in gold or silver, but policy favors gold to maintain parity. The article criticizes the President for admitting hostility to silver while portraying him as a gold loyalist and promises a return to sound finances.
Official figures show agriculture supplies the main export article in commerce with other nations. For 1893 the agricultural exports totaled 615,382,986 dollars, followed by manufactures 158,023,118 dollars, forest products 28,198,113 dollars, mining 20,020,025 dollars, fisheries 15,541,378 dollars, and miscellaneous 3,936,164 dollars, totaling 831,030,785 dollars. Despite these values, farmers are urged to stay home and tend to business rather than engage in politics.
The New York Times urges that Democrats will not aid silver advocates and that Senator Teller should stay with the Republicans, which it argues are better for silver than the Democrats. It notes Teller’s hesitancy to fully join the gold standard and predicts his future actions within party lines.
The House effort to pass separate bills for coal iron ore and sugar onto the free list is criticized as minor peanut politics. Voters value a public man who confesses error and changes course more than stubbornly clinging to a foolish stance, says the Richmond Times.
The article analyzes North Carolina state disbursements from 1873 to 1893 using cotton bale equivalents found in Latham and Co’s price data for New York. It argues that government spending rises with inflation and taxes, noting the 21 year period and contrasting prices to critique current fiscal policy and monetary control.
Statewide encouragement boosts the Alliance manufactory project aiming to start by year’s end. Plans detail a $10,000 investment to acquire a lot, buildings, mills, and a gin, plus shoe machinery, a tannery, and mills for corn and wheat. Partners seek $100 contributions and call for member input and objections.
A campaign urges local production to reduce imports and tariffs, outlining a plan to manufacture hats clothing and farm tools within the state. It cites factory profits and per capita outputs, argues for state ownership and independence, and warns readers about political manipulation in tax figures.
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